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On this clay court Jimmy Carter learned tennis as a boy, repeatedly losing to his father Earl, whose 'wicked slice' barely bounced on the soft dirt. The game became a lifelong passion for the future president.
Historical Marker
Tennis Court
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About this site
Tennis Court is a historical marker in Plains, Sumter County. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Sumter County, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0259, -84.4336 near Plains. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jimmy Carter Slept Here (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cash Crops, Legacy of an Outdoor Childhood, and Never Far from Home.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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